Word: aestheticism
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Given the low aesthetic ambitions of most reality TV, it's not surprising that Fox and ABC passed on his earlier docu-series pitches. Morris plans to continue First Person (he's finished 11 episodes), saying it's a relief from the long process of making feature documentaries: "I've...
Like snowflakes, works of art are all uniquely beautiful-but unless you're willing to examine each one closely, they all start to look the same. This has presented a challenge for museum curators, who have responded by putting up placards telling us who created what work and how, and...
In his one-room installation at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum entitled "The Living Room," artist-in-residence Lee Mingwei attempts to bridge the gap between art and the public in an innovative, interactive exhibition. Inspired by the spirit of hospitality and intellectual exchange that characterized Gardner's turn-of...
"The Living Room" is essentially just that: a single room, modestly furnished with couches, chairs, potted plants and a few caged birds, centered around a coffee table. Every two days a different museum employee is encouraged to bring in objects of personal or aesthetic value that he or she would...
When I arrived at "The Living Room," not only was I greeted with the pleasant aroma of coffee and shortbread, along with the sounds of an Italian concerto, but host for the day Frank DiMaria personally introduced himself and invited me to make myself comfortable. As I browsed through his...